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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press

CORNELIUS, Ore. (AP) – A fire in a log-cabin style home south of Cornelius has displaced about 16 people. The Oregonian says the two-alarm fire destroyed the interior of the two-story home on Saturday. Matt Johnston of the Cornelius Fire Department says the fire began at about 6:20 p.m. and firefighters extinguished most of the flames after about an hour. No one was hurt.

COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) – A weekend fire at a Coquille feed store killed between 75 and 100 chickens. Employees believe the devices used to warm baby chickens may have caused the Saturday night fire. Assistant manager Richard Irvine told The Coos Bay World the fire damaged everything inside the Milk-E-Way Feed and Trucking store. The cause is still under investigation.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center says a 168-acre wildfire ignited by a downed power line is 75 percent contained. The Burgess Road Fire started just before 2 p.m. Saturday. High wind helped spread it quickly. Threatened structures in the Crescent Creek Subdivision of La Pine were evacuated but that order was lifted Saturday night.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 23-year-old man has been arrested on charges of manslaughter and driving under the influence following a Saturday morning crash on Oregon 212 that killed a 52-year-old motorcyclist. The Oregonian says Bradley Allen Brock is being held in Clackamas County Jail on $257,000 bail after allegedly pulling his pickup in front of motorcyclist Kenneth Bladow.

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Athlete of the Week

Brendon Jensen

Brendon Jensen is this weeks athlete of the week…Brendon has established himself as the boys runner to beat in the Far West League after two impressive showings last week. The sophomore led the Vikings boys to the North Bend Tugman Invitational title last Wednesday with a team-best time of 17 minutes, 20.6 seconds. He then ran a personal-record 17:17.3 Saturday at the Prefontaine Memorial 5K Run in Coos Bay.

Honorable mention this week goes to sophomore Hannah Rannow, who ran a 22:09.6 at the Prefontaine 5K and a 20:36.5 at Tugman, where she finished fourth in leading the Vikings to the girls title.

Peace Health/Peace Harbor Medical Center’s Doc Talk

Peace Health/Peace Harbor Medical Center’s Doc Talk is back on Coast Radio. Each month Host George Henry will talk to Doctors and Medical Professionals about the latest in medicine and what is new at Peace Harbor Medical Center in Florence. It airs the 3rd Thursday of each month at 10 A.M. on KCFM 104.1/103.1 Mapleton/1250 AM and then again on the 3rd Sunday on KCST-FM 106.9 Just after ABC News at Noon. And if you miss it you can listen to the podcast right here: